Tito
1: 1 Pawulo, umugaragu wImana, nintumwa ya Yesu kristo, nkurikije Uwiteka
kwizera kw'intore z'Imana, no kumenya ukuri gukurikira
kubaha Imana;
1: 2 Twizeye ubuzima bw'iteka, Imana idashobora kubeshya, yasezeranije imbere y'Uwiteka
isi yatangiye;
1: 3 Ariko mu gihe gikwiye yerekanye ijambo rye binyuze mu kwamamaza, aribyo
niyemeje nkurikije itegeko ry'Imana Umukiza wacu;
1: 4 Kuri Tito, umuhungu wanjye bwite nyuma yo kwizera gusanzwe: Ubuntu, imbabazi n'amahoro,
bivuye ku Mana Data n'Umwami Yesu Kristo Umukiza wacu.
1: 5 Kubera iyo mpamvu, nagusize i Kirete, kugira ngo ugire gahunda
ibintu bifuza, no gushyiraho abakuru mumijyi yose, nkuko nabigenzaga
yagushizeho:
1: 6 Niba hari umuntu utagira amakemwa, umugabo wumugore umwe, ufite abana bizerwa
ntabwo aregwa imvururu cyangwa imidugararo.
1: 7 Kuberako umwepiskopi agomba kutagira amakemwa, nk'igisonga cy'Imana; ntabishaka,
bidatinze kurakara, ntahabwa divayi, nta rutahizamu, ntahabwa umwanda
lucre;
1: 8 Ariko ukunda kwakira abashyitsi, ukunda abagabo beza, ushyira mu gaciro, ubutabera, bwera,
ushyira mu gaciro;
1: 9 Komera ijambo ryizerwa nkuko yigishijwe, kugirango abeho
bashoboye ninyigisho zumvikana haba gushishikariza no kwemeza abunguka.
1:10 Kuberako hariho abavuga nabi kandi badafite umumaro n'abashuka, cyane cyane
yo gukebwa:
1:11 Umunwa we ugomba guhagarikwa, uhindura amazu yose, wigisha ibintu
ibyo batagomba, kubwinyungu zumwanda.
1:12 Umwe muri bo, yewe n'umuhanuzi wabo bwite, yaravuze ati, Abanyakreti ni
burigihe abanyabinyoma, inyamaswa mbi, inda zitinda.
1:13 Uyu mutangabuhamya ni ukuri. Kubwibyo ubacyaha cyane, kugirango babe
muze mu kwizera;
1:14 Kutitondera imigani y'Abayahudi, n'amategeko y'abantu, ibyo birahinduka
bivuye mu kuri.
1:15 Abera bose ni abera, ariko kubanduye kandi
kutizera ntakintu cyera; ariko n'ubwenge bwabo n'umutimanama wabo
yanduye.
1:16 Bavuga ko bazi Imana; ariko mubikorwa baramuhakana, kuba
ikizira, kandi utumvira, kandi kubikorwa byose byiza biramagana.